Extreme Weather: A Threat to Festivals?

May 8, 2014 - A U.S. federal scientific report released Tuesday affirms that climate change 'has moved firmly into the present.' And it may well have a detrimental impact on festivals and outdoor arts events.

The 840-page report says that climate chane is happening now and that it “threatens human health and well-being in many ways, including through more extreme weather events and wildfire, decreased air quality, and diseases transmitted by insects, food, and water.” Extreme weather events will include more and more droughts, storms and heat waves. The report is said to be the most detailed and U.S.-focused scientific report on global warming. And Canadian scientists were prompt to remind us that the climate system doesn't know the 49th parallel.